Tape-measure



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' F.` M. SLAGLB.

TAPE MEASURE.

No. 308,287. Patented NOV.`18, 1884.

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TAPE-MEASURE.

PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,287, dated November18, 1884.Y

Application led June 9, 1884.

.T @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, FRANK M. SLAGLE, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Alton, in the county of Sioux and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and Vuseful Improvements' in Tape-Measures, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to improvements in tape-measures; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in4the claims appended.

The object of my invention is to provide a tape-measure which isparticularly adapted for the use of lumbermen, for by ascertaining thewidth of any board or number of boards and the length of each bythe useof the line and reference to the table attached to one side of the casethe number of square feet contained therein is easily made known with ashort calculation, and, further, by reference to the table one isenabled to ascertain quickly and accurately the length of line to be runout to produce a certain given number of square-feet.

Another object of my invention is to provide a line having one sidespaced into inches and the other side into i`eet,to be used inconnection with the reference-table on the case, as will be hereinafterfully explained. These objects I accomplish by the means shown andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sideview of a tape-measure with my improvements applied, and Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the opposite side of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on.

the lines y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a view of a portion of one side of.the tape, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the opposite side.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A indicates the casing,consisting, preferably, of leather, re-enforced by a wooden filling, O.One side of this case is provided with a reference-table, J, as shown inFig. 2, which may be printed on the leather disk A of the casing, thesaid table being protected bya disk, D, of mica or any transparentsubstance 5 but I pre- 5o fer the use of mica, owing to its greatelasticity and durability.

E is an annular metal band for securing the (No model.)

two disks or sides of the case together. The band may be provided withthe ordinary rollers, between which the tape I passes. rIlhe case isprovided with the ordinary spindle, upon which the tape is wound,provided with the folding crank f. v

G is a ring or bail secured to the band or edge wall ofthe easing in anywell -known manner, so as to fold either on the said band or side of thecase, and is designed as a means for holding the case when paying outthe line, and as a convenient means for suspending the case when not inuse.

The annular band E is provided at opposite edges with longitudinalgrooves a, to engage and hold the outer edges of the wood and leatherdisks, respectively, and the sides or disks rmly at a proper distancefrom each other. One of the annular edges of the band is raisedvertically and horizontally from the edge of the said groove a, as shownat b, to form an under annular recess, O', for the reception of theouter edge of the mica coveringdisk D, whereby with the assistance ofthe central washer, H, the mica, after having its edges sprung into therecess O,may be securely held in proper position upon the side of thecase, the Washer H being suitably secured to the case or spindle, asshown. The line I may be any length, but I prefer to have itseventy-five (75) feet long, and provided with the ordinary metal ringat the end to prevent it running into the case, and a suiiicient portionof its outer end left plain, so that the ring may be taken up as theline wears out. One side of the line is to be spaced into inches runningfrom one to nine hundred, inclusive, and the reverse side of the line isto be spaced' into feet running from one to seventy-ve, inclusi ve. Thecasing should be provided with a table to be used in connection witheach side of the line, respectively, and to be as follows:

' Number of inches of tape given to iind feet of lumber.

Substract ,1,- on 8 feet. Suhstract T; on 10 feet. .Equals number feeton 12 feet. Add l; 0n 14 feet. Add on 16 feet. Add on 18 feet. Add onfeet.

Number of feet of lumber given to nd inches of tape.

Add on 8 feet.

Add 2l,- on 10 feet.

Equals number inches on 12 feet. i

Substract l, on 14 feet.

Substract on 16 feet.

Substract on 18 feet.

Substract on 20 feet.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a casing having 5 one side pro`vided withrefereneetables, ofthe annular band for securing the side walls havingthe overlapping ilenge, and the disk of mica. adapted to have itsannular'edge sprung under the said flange in the recess G, and se- 10cured thereto, substantially as specified.

2. The tape-measure described,consisting of the tape-line I, spaced onone side into inches and the oppositeside into feet, theleather casinghaving the reference-tables J, the wooden lill- 15 ing, mica disk D,annular band connecting the FRANK M. SLAGLE.

Vitnesses:

L. F. FEHLEIsEN, W. S. SLAGLE.

